The 563rd Rescue Group, a geographically separated unit out of Moody AFB, Ga., based at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., was realigned to the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan on Oct. 1. The group flies HC-130s and HH-60s, which work closely with 355th FW A-10s on search and rescue: 355th FW release. ...

Members of the 66th and 58th Rescue Squadrons and the 823rd Maintenance Squadron marked the 20th anniversary of the HH-60G mid-air collision that killed 12 airmen by restoring a memorial on the Nevada Test and Training Range dedicated to the Jolly 38 and Jolly 39 crews: USAF release. rdbru1@aol.com

The Boeing MH-139 will replace the USAF’s UH-1N fleet, the Air Force announced Monday. The fleet protects ICBMs and transports US government and security forces. Boeing photo. The Air Force on Monday announced Boeing will build the replacement to the UH-1N Huey with a firm-fixed-price contract worth $2.38 billion. The...

By Capt. Matt Murphy, Air National Guard Public Affairs / Published September 18, 2018 PHOTO DETAILS / DOWNLOAD HI-RES 1 of 2 Members of the 106th Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, drop from an HC-130J Combat King II during a rescue mission following Hurricane Florence, Sept. 17,...

The US military is deploying five CV-22 Ospreys to Yokota AB, Japan, beginning Oct. 1, the Japanese military announced this week. While the deployment will officially begin this fall, the aircraft have been at the base since this spring. In late July, when Air Force Magazine visited Yokota, the tilt-rotor aircraft...

A US service member was killed and multiple others injured when a US special operations helicopter crashed at about 10 p.m. in Iraq. The aircraft was conducting a “partnered counterterrorism mission” in support of the ongoing anti-ISIS campaign in an undisclosed part of the country, according to a US Central...

A pair of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters receive fuel from a HC-130J Combat King II cargo aircraft during a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range in February. Air Force photo by SrA. Kevin Tanenbaum​ The Air Force’s combat search and rescue fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks are flying...

Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons on Saturday rescued two people after their plane crashed in the wilderness. The plane went down near Tyonek, west of Anchorage, and a good Samaritan pilot saw the wreckage and reported it to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center,...

The Air Force’s missile fields will get a new helicopter, no matter what, the head of US Strategic Command pledged Wednesday as the acquisition program continues to slow. “We’re going to get a new helicopter, if I’m going to die trying or kill somebody to do it,” STRATCOM boss Gen....